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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • paulclerk36@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "amoussou andre" <amou_andre02@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:16:32 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend

I'm glad to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.

Presently I’m in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite the fact that, it failed us
some how.

Now contact my secretary, his name is Paul Clerk and his email address is
paulclerk36@yahoo.fr Ask him to send you the total $150.000.00 Dollars in a
Certificate Bank Draft which i mapped out for your compensation for all the
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much, so, feel free and get in touched with my
secretary Paul Clerk and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the suffer ness at that time. At the moment, I am very busy
here because of the investment projects which i and the new partner are
having at hand.

finally, Remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Paul Clerk
and he will send the amount to you without any delay. I am now a happy man
in life.

Thanks, and remain blessed.

Amoussou André.

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